Originally, I had planned to leave The Summit on Sunday morning for a long-standing friend date back in London. By Saturday evening, I had to cancel those plans (and not just because of the train strikes). I needed to stay.

For the first time in my life, I found myself in a space entirely filled by Black, brown and beige people – all belly laughing, sharing stories and enjoying the great outdoors. I can’t remember the last time I laughed so much, and that’s the thing that’ll stay with me from the weekend. Yes, racism exists, and yes, we have a long way to go until the outdoors is accessible for all… but there are incredible people and projects out there making that magic happen.

Find out more about The Summit, as well as the incredible work The Outsider Project and All the Elements are doing.

Diversifying the outdoors: meet the leaders of colour busy making hiking, trail running and biking more accessible for all